This collection contains blueprints, correspondence, deed agreements, legal documents, and newsletters concerning the operation, growth and development, and property of Old Dominion University. The oversize blueprints are not itemized and are fragile, so please consult Special Collections and University Archives staff for assistance.
This collection is organized into two series: Series I: Administrative Records; and Series II: Oversize Blueprints.
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Facilities Management
Various transfers.
Records related to buildings and grounds on campus can also be found in the Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance Records (RG 8-1A).
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The collection was processed by Joseph Smith.
The Department of Facilities Management is responsible for overseeing the holdings of Old Dominion University. It is largely concerned with the development, construction, and design of the University. Beginning in 1930, the Norfolk Division of William and Mary faced difficulty in expanding physically due to the surrounding residential Larchmont section of Norfolk. Initially no budget was allocated by the Legislature for acquisition of land so the Division had to rely on condemned and seized property through the City of Norfolk. In 1930 the Division's campus consisted of two buildings, modern day Larchmont Elementary School and an adjacent building across Hampton Boulevard. By the 1960s, the Old Dominion College, which formed from the Division in 1962, the campus had grown exponentially, though only made up a few square blocks. Today, Old Dominion University's Norfolk campus has over 250 acres of property, in addition to regional centers in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton, Virginia.
Note written by Sonia Yaco
This series contains the administrative records of the Facilities Management office. Included in the series are legal documents, correspondence, and other building records.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Real Estate Receipts, 1929-1930, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Correspondence, 1930-1933, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Scholarship and Land Grant with City of Norfolk, 1930, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Statements of Purchase, 1930, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Promissory Notes, 1930, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Legal Documents, 1930-1967, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Correspondence, 1954-1964, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Insurance Policy, 1957, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Correspondence, 1966-1971, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Legal Documents, 1969-1972, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Equipment Control Procedures, 1972, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Blueprints and Building Designs, 1985, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Physical Plant Pipeline Newsletter, 1990, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
One of the bricks used in the construction of Foreman Field that was saved during the renovation of Foreman Field in November 2018.
Foreman Field Brick, circa 1935-1936, Box 2, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, Construction of Powhatan Field--Specs, 1984 May, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains oversize blueprints of buildings and grounds on the Old Dominion University campus. Please consult Special Collections and Archives staff for help accessing these blueprints.
Contains architectural drawings of the Phase 2 renovation of the Diehn Performing Arts Center Renovation. Contains architectural, civil, plumbing, and other work to be completed.
Diehn Performing Arts Center Renovation Phase 2, 2010, Oversize Box 4, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Contains architectural drawings of the Student Success Center construction in 2009. Also features landscaping and civil plans.
Student Success Center Architectural Drawings, 2009, Oversize Box 4, Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.